How to Remove the Stalk from Lettuce and Keep it Fresh

Name: How to Remove the Stalk from Lettuce and Keep it Fresh
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Lettuce; 1 as required Kitchen paper; 1 suitable size to accomodate a head of lettuce Plastic bag

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A professional chef taught me this method.

You may need several whacks for a heavy and tightly wrapped head of lettuce.
Your hand may be painful if you whack it too hard, so be careful.
When selecting lettuce, I recommend a light and loosely wrapped head to a heavy and tightly wrapped one for a much more delicious flavour. Recipe by olive11

A professional chef taught me this method.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

A professional chef taught me this method.

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Ingredients

1Lettuce
1as required Kitchen paper
1suitable size to accomodate a head of lettuce Plastic bag

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Steps

1

Hold the head of lettuce with the stalk side up.
2

With the side your wrist, give a sharp whack to the base of the stalk!
3

By doing so, the leaves will separate from the stalk. Hold the stalk between your fingers and twist.
4

The central stalk is now removed.
5

Wet a paper towel with water and lightly squeeze out the excess. Stuff the gap in the lettuce from the removed stalk with this damp ball. Put the lettuce into a plastic bag and store in the fridge. Remove outer leaves and use as you need.
6

Make delicious salads, using a crispy and fresh lettuce.
7

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